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The Pawnbroker is a 1964 American drama film directed by Sidney Lumet, starring Rod Steiger, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Brock Peters, Jaime Sánchez and Morgan Freeman in his feature film debut. The screenplay was an adaptation by Morton S. Fine and David Friedkin from the novel of the same name by Edward Lewis Wallant .
Recently viewed. The Pawnbroker: Directed by Sidney Lumet. With Rod Steiger, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Brock Peters, Jaime Sánchez. A Jewish pawnbroker, victim of Nazi persecution, loses all faith in his fellow man until he realizes too late the tragedy of his actions.
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- Sidney Lumet
- 1965-04-20
A Jewish pawnbroker, victim of Nazi persecution, loses all faith in his fellow man until he realizes too late the tragedy of his actions. In a poor neighborhood of New York, the bitter and lonely Jewish pawnbroker Sol Nazerman is a survivor from Auschwitz that has no emotions or feelings.
Based on the novel by Edward Lewis Wallant, this drama focuses on former professor Sol Nazerman (Rod Steiger), the survivor of a German concentration camp who now runs a pawn shop in East Harlem.
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- Rod Steiger
- Sidney Lumet
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The Pawnbroker (1964), directed by Sidney Lumet, was one of the first American films to address the Holocaust through the eyes of a survivor after the events. Highly influenced by the French New Wave of the early sixties, particularly its use of quick flashback cuts to reveal Sol's personal tragedy, the film explores the effect of memory and ...
- Sidney Lumet, Dan Eriksen
- Rod Steiger
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The Pawnbroker (1961) is a novel by Edward Lewis Wallant which tells the story of Sol Nazerman, a concentration camp survivor who suffers flashbacks of his past Nazi imprisonment as he tries to cope with his daily life operating a pawn shop in East Harlem. It was adapted into a motion picture by Sidney Lumet.
Groundbreaking, downbeat drama. The Pawnbroker (1964) – Film Review. Film Reviews. 0. Director: Sidney Lumet. Cast: Rod Steiger, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Brock Peters. Certificate: 15. By Sarah Morgan. Sidney Lumet is one of cinema’s greatest directors. The fact he never won an Oscar, despite several nominations, is a shocking state of affairs.
